The Deuce: not sure if it's changed but champaign county used to not allow any electronic devices

at jury duty today. - VIV October 14, 2025, 7:55:40

Dismissed! Whew. * - VIV October 14, 2025, 16:29:51
- Good news. * - harb October 14, 2025, 16:30:44
Still there? Give your top 5 favorite non-Bears players since 2000 (draft year) * - MC October 14, 2025, 15:27:39
Hopefully not waiting on Sheriff Montgomery, cause... it'll be a bit...* - ghost_of_clt October 14, 2025, 14:33:42
- i caught up on all that last week. what a wildly inept and corrupt person. all timer* - John Coctostan October 14, 2025, 15:23:48
I got dismissed last time for being a cop magnet. * - haighter October 14, 2025, 12:27:33
I'd love to be on at least one jury in my lifetime - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 14, 2025, 11:35:42
- Move to St. Louis. You’ll get called all the time. * - VIV October 14, 2025, 16:31:46
- Personally, I have no desire* - bjl63 October 14, 2025, 16:19:15
- I felt good about all of my jury experiences until the last one, - larue33 October 14, 2025, 16:14:20
- I did on the only time I had to report. Was the longest trial in county history at the time. - EffinIllini October 14, 2025, 13:55:18
- I’ve only gotten a summons twice, and both times I didn’t end up having to report - DT October 14, 2025, 12:23:54
  - Third times the charm?!* - DocWalk20 October 14, 2025, 14:03:39
I always feel sorry for the people in the back rows - bbonb October 14, 2025, 11:14:46
MAJOR UPDATE - VIV October 14, 2025, 9:24:23
- Oooooo that’s fun.* - GhostofPokeyStixPast October 14, 2025, 11:11:30
  - Yeah, i heard the name and looked up and she was only like 20 feet from me. - VIV October 14, 2025, 16:31:20
tl/dr ass cancer scare got me out of jury duty - Nobster October 14, 2025, 9:03:36
- I've only had to go through voir dire once but being a lawyer caused me to be challenged. - ATL October 14, 2025, 9:18:35
  - I've lived in jurisdictions where attorneys were de jure excluded - complainant October 14, 2025, 9:44:41
    - I had to stay the whole fucking day when I was called recently. Some bullshit* - gvibes October 14, 2025, 9:48:49
      - All of that billable time lost!* - Dilbert October 14, 2025, 9:59:13
        
        Maybe coulda used it for CPE? Just sayin'.... - osklister October 14, 2025, 11:41:25
Meanwhile some attorney is preparing an argument they believe will be the height of oratory. - SurfTheBoneyard October 14, 2025, 8:49:51
and the lack of noise discipline is driving me fucking insane. HEADPHONES. COME ON.* - VIV October 14, 2025, 8:28:48
- not sure if it's changed but champaign county used to not allow any electronic devices - lcubed October 14, 2025, 8:34:44
- What do you expect? You're in a room full of people too dumb to get out of jury duty!* - Sammich October 14, 2025, 8:30:07
  - the not silencing your notifications is particularly grating - VIV October 14, 2025, 8:31:34
    - the lady with this unsilenced phone also can't figure out the wifi password - VIV October 14, 2025, 8:46:43
      - "you have to turn off the audio to get it to work"* - ATL October 14, 2025, 9:19:05
      - SHES WATCHING VIDEOS ON HER PHONE WITHOUT HEADPHONES. KILL ME. * - VIV October 14, 2025, 9:05:27
        
        Can't you come up with some passive-aggressive way to let her know it's inappropriate? - jjlocke923 October 14, 2025, 9:11:15
        
        Maybe he could pose as a completely different person so that he could say things to her he wouldn't - Herman Blume October 14, 2025, 12:12:06
        
        is taking her phone away and throwing it out the window socially acceptable?* - VIV October 14, 2025, 9:16:43
        
        no jury would convict - IlliniSax05 October 14, 2025, 9:23:27
        
        Especially those in that room.* - MojoJojo October 14, 2025, 9:53:53
        
        If it isn't it should be* - ATL October 14, 2025, 9:19:21
        
        How does "socially acceptable" apply to this woman?* - complainant October 14, 2025, 9:23:41
        
        I applaud VIV for being the bigger human here - ATL October 14, 2025, 9:26:01
    - that's horrifying* - Sammich October 14, 2025, 8:33:18
      - i'm in The Bad Place. * - VIV October 14, 2025, 8:36:17
        
        This is where you ask to speak with the jury coordinator. Have her print a sign saying - complainant October 14, 2025, 9:30:25
        
        Ms. Oblivious' number has thankfully been called. * - VIV October 14, 2025, 9:35:36
        
        I hope her phone goes off in the middle of voir dire* - ATL October 14, 2025, 9:49:05
When I had jury duty years ago I was in the lounge nearby these two younger people - biclops October 14, 2025, 8:26:26
- How and why did this minor infraction result in a trial? - complainant October 14, 2025, 9:41:50
- i've been on 2 criminal trials before. one here in STL, one in Maricopa county* - VIV October 14, 2025, 8:30:43
  - is that where former famous sheriff joe was from? were you guys friends??* - lcubed October 14, 2025, 8:36:04
    - that is where he's from. - VIV October 14, 2025, 8:36:39
      - So…..not close friends* - TarheelIllini October 14, 2025, 9:27:17
- that's what I call a jury of one's peers* - Sammich October 14, 2025, 8:27:21
jury duty OFFICIAL UPDATE - VIV October 14, 2025, 8:12:38
- I mean he picked it. What did he expect?* - SurfTheBoneyard October 14, 2025, 8:41:16
- Wearing an official RFK Jr. smedium tee-shirt?* - uofi1998 October 14, 2025, 8:17:32
  - the smell of marlboros from 15 feet away suggest to me he's not a health nut* - VIV October 14, 2025, 8:18:39
    - That and getting cupcakes at 8 in the morning.* - SurfTheBoneyard October 14, 2025, 8:46:36
      - LOL* - VIV October 14, 2025, 8:58:00
    - 42% of US adults smoked when the current HHS Secretary's uncle was elected - Sammich October 14, 2025, 8:26:45
If it's humor you desire, I got you fam. - uofi1998 October 14, 2025, 8:03:21
- oof* - VIV October 14, 2025, 8:07:55

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